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All Locations > Virginia > DC & Northern V… > Great Falls > Echo Rock > ERT (Echo Rock Traverse) (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
First attempt in 2009. Route in Blue (we escaped after pitch 2 and headed up) Green shows the rest of the route as we believe it goes.
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Last pitch after 3rd/4th section. From here, hike downstream to Difficult Run trail and back to car.
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Brian Haugli
Oct 20, 2011
“First attempt in 2009. Route in Blue (we escaped after pitch 2 and headed up) Green shows the rest of the route as we believe it goes.”  

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Sam leading pitch 6. We anchored the end of the pitch from near the piton marked with an X in the photo. The crux of the route was protected with a BD#3, circled in the photo. Its worth bringing the #3 for this part.
Start: (Lat: 38.982028, Lon: -77.242920) <br> End: (Lat: 38.980706, Lon: -77.239988) <br> *Please note these are approximations based on the best information available*
Chris leading the second pitch, right before the crux. Photo taken from the belay ledge.
Moving through the crux to the belay ledge.
Last pitch after 3rd/4th section. From here, hike downstream to Difficult Run trail and back to car.
First attempt in 2009. Route in Blue (we escaped after pitch 2 and headed up) Green shows the rest of the route as we believe it goes.
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Topo from PMC Guidebook to Great Falls.
Start of pitch 1 (At least where we started)
Looking at the first pitch, downstream.
Crux 2nd pitch (5.9). Moving out left over water and onto ledge for belay.
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